Spirituality
Meditative joy
September 25, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: A contemplation on the two Marys who witness the risen Jesus and their experience of a deeper level of consolation.
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Pope’s renewed appeal to save the oceans
September 24, 2019
Pope Francis has collaborated with renowned environmental photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand to issue a further appeal to protect the world's seas and oceans
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Manresa hosts unique retreat for homeless
September 24, 2019
Eddie Cosgrove SJ headed up the first-ever retreat in Europe for people experiencing homelessness. It was a moving experience for all involved
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Remembering Colm Lavelle, Jesuit and artist
September 24, 2019
Colm Lavelle SJ, who died aged 87, had a contemplative sense that showed in his art and his work as teacher
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Shining a light on the sacraments
September 18, 2019
Best-selling author Richard Leonard SJ speaks with Pat Coyle on his latest book 'Hatch, Match & Dispatch: A Catholic Guide to Sacraments'
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John Courtney Murray
September 10, 2019
John Courtney Murray, author of arguably the most controversial document to arise from Vatican II, Dignitatis Humanae, was vital in articulating the Church’s defence of the right of everyone to...
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Diaconate ordination – Joy for ‘local boy’
September 10, 2019
Friends and parishioners were among well-wishers at the ordination to the diaconate of Niall Leahy SJ in St Oliver Plunkett Church, County Louth
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Film review: Blinded by the light
September 9, 2019
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Review of 'Blinded by the light', a gem of a movie in which Javed, a Pakistani boy growing up in Thatcher's Britain, turns for meaning to the...
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Consoling silence
September 4, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: A contemplation on how Mary Magdalen turns to God in the depth of her heart before meeting the risen Jesus, in line with the Jesuits' new...
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Bannon’s skewed view of the Pope
September 4, 2019
Australian Jesuit Richard Leonard critiques the distorted vision of the current papacy held by US strategist Steve Bannon
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